Monthly Archives: January 2007

The U.S. U-18 men’s national team, coached by Bob Jenkins, will train for three days at the Home Depot Center before heading to Mexico for a 24-team tournament Feb. 3-10 where their first-round opponents will be Atlas, Saprissa, Necaxa, Estudiantes de la Plata and Santos. U-18 U.S. national team roster: GOALKEEPERS: Warren Gross (Greenfield Center, […]

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America RIVALDO? Since Friday, news outlets have been reporting that the New York Red Bulls are locked in a bidding war with Mexican club Necaxa for former Brazilian international Rivaldo, 34, who has been playing in Greece for Olympiakos. A source says that New York has used its second […]

“My decision is not about the popularity of soccer. It’s about how we spend taxpayers’ dollars. This is an unsafe investment for the public.” — Salt Lake City Mayor Peter Corroon on not supporting $30 million in taxes toward a soccer stadium for Real Salt Lake. (Associated Press)

U.S. defender Oguchi Onyewu, 24, is headed to Newcastle United, which is 11th place in the English Premier League. Onyewu, who played in all three games for the USA at last summer’s World Cup, has been with Belgium First Division’s Standard Liege since 2004, after stints with French club Metz and Belgium’s La Louviere. He […]

David Beckham will appear in Disney’s “Where Dreams Come True,” ad campaign. Beckham played the role of dragon-slaying, Sleeping Beauty character Prince Phillip. "I’m the prince, and I’m sort of slaying a dragon, which is something I’ve never done before, obviously,” said Beckham. (Click here for video of Beckham posing for Annie Leibovitz on horseback.)

Los Angeles Galaxy president Alexi Lalas appeared on Indie 103.1FM and played a few tunes aside from discussing his club’s latest acquisition. (click here for Video of Lalas’ performance)

By Ridge Mahoney Senior Editor, Soccer America Already D.C. United and Houston are in the news, both for long-term reasons as well as the here-and-now. Because of their qualification for the CONCACAF Champions’ Cup, they petitioned the MLS Players’ Union for permission to open preseason camp early. Permission was so granted and both teams start […]

In his second game and first start German Second Division club Munich 1860, Josh Wolff scored his first goal for the club in a 2-1 loss to Kickers Offenbach. Californian Kamani Hill, 21, made his German First Division debut for VfL Wolfsburg in a 2-1 loss to Hertha Berlin. Hill was a 68th minute sub. […]

"So what if maybe they can’t act? Neither can our governor [Arnold Schwarzenegger], and it didn’t stop him." — Peter Sealey, former marketing chief at Columbia Pictures, on the movie star potential of David Beckham and his wife, Victoria, who both recently signed with Creative Artists Agency, which represents their pal, Tom Cruise. (USA Today)

Brazil won the South American Under-20 Championship in Paraguay. For the first time, the tournament served as qualifying for both the 2007 Under-20 World Cup and 2008 Olympics. The top four teams — Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile — qualified for Canada ’07, and Brazil and Argentina will play in the under-23 men’s soccer competition […]

The fourth round of the English FA Cup was devoid of upsets. Substitute Wayne Rooney scored two goals — including a deft chip over goalie Paul James (video) — to give English Premier League leader Manchester United a 2-1 win over Portsmouth. Arsenal snatched a 1-1 draw against fellow EPL club Bolton Wanderers, while Watford […]